The successful candidate is expected to: 1) develop a nationally recognized research program evidenced by publications in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals; 2) successfully attract external funding to support research efforts, including funding of graduate students; 3) demonstrate a commitment to working with teams of researchers and Extension faculty/staff on interdisciplinary research problems; 4) direct graduate student research; 5) contribute to the multi-functional, land-grant mission of the Department through outreach and engagement efforts with stakeholders and conducting research with application to stakeholders; and 6) exhibit excellence in classroom instruction. The candidate is expected to i) work to articulate possibilities for Kentucky's agricultural lands, ii) understand the decision-making landscape of farm managers and landowners, iii) map out the implications of current and future policies affecting producers and their communities, iv) work on agricultural risk, land-use decision-making, and producer behavior; v) collaborate with soil scientists, plant scientists, animal scientists, agronomists, agricultural engineers, hydrologists, meteorologists, and producers, and vi) be a research partner to the Extension faculty.